Alexe Rău, also transliterated from Russian as Alexei Rau () (23 December 1953 — 8 April 2015), was a Moldovan philologist, library scientist, librarian, educator, editor, poet, essayist, and philosopher (Ph.D.). During 1992-2015 he was director of the National Library of Moldova."Рэу Алексей", "Rau, Alexei"<ref name=murit>"A murit directorul Bibliotecii Naționale, Alexe Rău", Timpul April 8, 2015</ref>
Awards Alexe Rău held several awards from the Union of Writers and Union of Artists, as well as other prizes awards and decorations: Премия «Золотое перо» бухарестского журнала «Библиотека» за книговедческие эссе (1993) Диплом ЮНЕСКО (2002) Медаль Европейского Союза (2002) Золотая медаль Фонда отличий в Женеве (2005) (1996) (2002) Romanian Order For Merit, Commander's grade (2000) Орден Почета (2010) Премия Министерства культуры Республики Молдова (2011) Трофей ЮНЕСКО (2012) почетное звание «Заслуженный деятель культуры» (2012).
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